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Pope Francis leads prayers for migrants Pope Francis leads prayers for migrants
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Pope Francis has led prayers for migrants who have died travelling to Europe, as he urged people to work together to stop crimes against migrants.Pope Francis has led prayers for migrants who have died travelling to Europe, as he urged people to work together to stop crimes against migrants.
The weekend, after 71 people perished in a smuggler’s truck on the main Budapest-Vienna highway, Francis invited the faithful in St Peter’s Square in Rome to pray silently with him for migrants who die “on their terrible journeys”. After 71 people perished in a smuggler’s truck on the main Budapest-Vienna highway, Francis invited the faithful in St Peter’s Square in Rome to pray silently with him for those who die “on their terrible journeys”.
Related: The Balkans are now the centre of Europe’s people smuggling webRelated: The Balkans are now the centre of Europe’s people smuggling web
The pope also prayed that God would “help us to cooperate effectively to impede these crimes, which offend the entire human family”. On Sunday, the pope also prayed that God would “help us to cooperate effectively to impede these crimes, which offend the entire human family”. Francis noted the presence in the square of the cardinal for Vienna, Christoph Schönborn.
Francis noted the presence in the square of the cardinal for Vienna. Four men are being investigated by Hungarian authorities in the people-smuggling case.
Four men are being investigated by Hungarian authorities in the human trafficking case.
With Christians in Iraq, Nigeria and elsewhere fleeing persecution among the huge numbers of migrants seeking safety, the pope asked the international community to “do something to put an end to the violence and abuses” of power.With Christians in Iraq, Nigeria and elsewhere fleeing persecution among the huge numbers of migrants seeking safety, the pope asked the international community to “do something to put an end to the violence and abuses” of power.